#british infantry

[bantarleton]

Eighteenth-century "satirists": Light infantry, but they're all overweight.

Absolutely everyone in the eighteenth century, apparently: This is the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life.

[illustratus]

An Incident of Waterloo by Charles Achille d'Hardiviller

[blue-and-gilt]

What happens when a friend and fellow sword collector comes round to talk swords, collecting, rifles, books and generally chew the fat.

[e350tb]

No one drips like the Royal Marines

[military1st]

Steadfast and Ready.

A British Army soldier assigned to the King's Royal Hussars during Exercise Combined Resolve 24-02 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany.

The U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Clarke (2024).

[carbone14]

Char Matilda II du 7th Royal Tank Regiment – Opération Compass – Campagne d'Afrique du Nord – 19 décembre 1940

Photographe : Capitaine Geoffrey John Keating - No. 1 Army Film and Photo Section, Army Film and Photographic Unit

©Imperial War Museums - E 1416

[neptunes-blue]

ww1 lads that I need to expand on,,

[herprivateswe]

Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, Passchendaele. Men of the 13th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, resting in trenches during their advance on Veldhoek, 20 September 1917.

[kultofathena]

British 1897 Infantry Officer’s Saber with Steel Scabbard – Universal Swords

This reproduction of the British 1897 Infantry Officer’s Sword has a blade is forged from tempered 1055 high carbon steel and is lavishly embellished on both sides with etched filigree and royal military design. The hilt is crafted from steel and the grip is wood with a tight binding of faux rayskin which is overlaid with beautifully braided steel wire. The sword is paired with a scabbard of steel with steel hanging rings.

The 1897 British Infantry Officer’s Sword is still the current regulation issue sword of the British military and the sword has a long history of service from the late 19th century colonial conflicts and right throught the world wars.

[nyapetaleijon]

how do i always forget how hard GPTvsTMK goes. unbeatable

[bantarleton]

One seriously badass photo from this year's Monmouth reenactment - British light infantry and jägers leading out Loyalists, Highlanders, dismounted dragoons. Courtesy of the 40th Foot Light Infantry/Bloodhounds and Bruce Neumann.

[illustratus]

British infantrymen of a royal regiment in an encampment, 1760

[blue-and-gilt]

Grenadier Officers sabre in the style of the 1803 Pattern infantry officers sword.

Although I've posted this sabre to the blog previously, I took extra pictures over the weekend to upload my Instagram account, and I might as well share them here.

This is another of those fun Georgian era sabres that doesn't neatly fit into any specific pattern. While the hilt shares similarities with the 1803 Pattern, instead of having the Royal Cipher, this sword has the grenadiers' flaming bomb surrounded by a wreath. It is also has a very heavy blade that is 'fashionable' with it's extreme proportions.

With a length of 82 cm and a curvature of 11.5 cm there is a lot of steel to blade. And the weight can be felt in the 17 cm balance point making the sword heavy in the hand. Maybe the officer who commissioned it was particularly tall, or he was of sufficient rank to be mounted and wanted a sword to use from horse back. Maybe he just wanted the biggest sword he could get away with. Unfortunately we'll never know. By comparison, the other sabre is an 1803 Pattern Infantry officers by Bennett, this sword has a 81 cm blade and 13.5 cm balance point making it a much better handling sword.

[postcard-from-the-past]

British infantry marching in the Balkans during the First World War

French vintage postcard

[military1st]

A Royal Marine from 45 Commando advances their position during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 2-19 at Range 220, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California.

The U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Conner Downey (2019).

[carbone14]

Hommes de la Compagnie D, 2e Bataillon des Sherwood Foresters, 1ère Division d'infanterie britannique dans une tranchée avancée près de Roches – Bataille de France – la drôle de guerre – France – 1er avril 1940

Photographe : Lieutenant E. A. Taylor - War Office official photographer

©Imperial War Museums - F 3504

Le caporal suppléant L. J. Harris est en train de se raser.